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Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon touching down on December 11, 1972, at 7:54:57 pm ... Read more
The sky appears blue because sunlight, which contains all colors, is scattered as it passes through ... Read more
New York was originally called New Amsterdam. This name was given by the Dutch West India Company, w... Read more
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed on February 8, 1587 at the age of 44, after being imprisoned by Q... Read more
The time it takes to boil water depends on the amount of water and the power of your heating device:... Read more
Quality alkaline batteries have a storage life of around 10 years. More advanced chemistries such as... Read more
Booth's Algorithm is a method for multiplying binary numbers in signed 2’s complement form. It was... Read more
Grass does grow at night, although the rate and nature of this growth can vary. During the day, ... Read more
Most cats have eighteen claws in total. Five Claws on each of the two front feet and four claws on e... Read more
Most modern general purpose CHIRP depth and fish finders can reliably operate down to ~900ft (274m).... Read more